We only have a few more days of the retrograde period, but Mercury will remain in Libra until November. The Mercury/Libra combination has an overall easygoing, harmonious energy that can be a real benefit to your communications, but brings its share of challenges when it comes to your peace of mind. The Libra energy gives you the insight and empathy to see all sides of every situation – even when it contradicts your take on the truth. This can make it hard to choose a side or take a stand without constantly wondering if you haven’t made a mistake. At the same time, it makes it very easy to work with and get along with others since you can understand them on a deeper level. Fortunately one of Libra’s chief attributes is mediation, so it can enable you to always find a way to unite dissimilar energies. While Mercury is retrograde, use this power to focus on yourself, but once things pick up speed later in October, you want to look to outer conflicts in your life with the intent to negotiate a satisfactory resolution. Watermelon Tourmaline will help you replace doubts and questions with peaceful ideas. Nephrite Jade will help you find balance and build profitable connections.

Number of the day: 5

5 wants to help you enjoy the constant changes of your life. It is all part of the flow that takes you where we need to go. Rainbow Obsidian shows you how to remain upbeat through it all.